Sec. 10-8b. Teacher shortages. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 10-8b. Teacher shortages. The Commissioner of Education shall annually, by December first, determine subject and geographic areas in which a teacher shortage exists and shall certify such shortages to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for purposes of section 8-265pp. In determining teacher shortages, the commissioner shall consider the following: (1) The number of teacher vacancies in a particular subject or geographic area; (2) the number of new certificates in such areas issued by the Department of Education during the preceding year; and (3) the number and types of classes being taught by persons whose training is not specific to the field in which they are teaching.

      (P.A. 00-187, S. 25, 75.)

      History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000.